Welcome to San Diego Canyonlands
San Diego Canyonlands' mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County's canyons and creeks by fostering education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations.
News and Acccomplishments
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Job Announcement: Full-Time FundraiserJOB ANNOUNCEMENT: SDCL is seeking applications for a full-time fundraiser to manage SDCL’s individual donations campaigns, donor stewardship procedures, research and evaluation of grant opportunities... Read more |
Dedication Success: 10+ Square Miles!We did it - Over 10 Square Miles Dedicated for Park & Open Space! Decades of Planning & 3 Solid Years of SDCL Work Rewarded Eric Bowlby & Will Anderson (left). Members of the Canyo... Read more |
Open Space Dedication Nearly Complete10.23.12 - Open Space Dedication Proposal Nearly Complete Update on Dedication Proposal We have made considerable progress on our efforts to dedicate ~10,000 acres of City-owned open space as pr... Read more |
Governor Signs Dedication Bill09.07.12 Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1169, authored by Senator Christine Kehoe, approving the SD Dedication Bill. This is a major milestone in the effort to protect ~10,000 acres of City... Read more |
$365K Awarded for CH Canyon Loop Trail!![]() Link to San Diego Union-Tribune Article Online. May 11, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Bowlby Executive Director, San Diego Canyonlands eric@sdcanyonlands.org 619-204-0753 $365,... Read more |
Sneak Peek 3-D Park Tour Ready!![]() A Sneak Peek 3-D Tour of City Lands proposed for dedication is ready to watch. WATCH IT NOW!! Read more |
Union-Tribune Reports on Park Dedication![]() 6.13.11 The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (Tuesday 6/14/11) on SDCL's campaign to dedicate ~10,000 acres of City-owned open space to be preserved for future generations. Click here to see the art... Read more |
New Programs Manager Hired![]() 6.9.11 SDCL has hired Will Anderson, a San Diego State University Geography graduate, as Programs Manager. Will brings a diverse background in law, education, Geography, and watershed conservation... Read more |
SD Foundation Awards $42,000 Grant![]() 6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands is pleased to announce an award of $42,000 from The San Diego Foundation to continue efforts to dedicate approximately 10,000 acres of City-owned open space as parkland a... Read more |
Manzanita Canyon Action Plan Released![]() To facilitate the development of a Canyon Enhancement Planning Guide, SDCL chose Manzanita Canyon as a pilot project. With funding from The San Diego Foundation we held a series of five stakeholder me... Read more |
Chollas Creek Watershed Tour![]() A Google Earth tour of San Diego's Chollas Creek watershed, by Will Anderson. Read more |
Nature Education & Stewardship Program![]() Left to right, Mark Matson a volunteer landscaping consultant, Executive Director of JRYMCA Michael Brunker, and Eric Bowlby Executive Director of San Diego Canyonlands survey Chollas Creek on the YMC... Read more |
Special Events and Alerts
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SD Foundation Awards Grant![]() SD Foundation Awards $45k Environment Program Grant SDCL is pleased to announce that the San Diego Foundation has awarded us an Environment Program Grant to continue our Canyon Enhancement Planning p... Read more |
Public Review of Dedication Completed!Click for 08.13.12 Press Release: San Diegans Show Overwhelming Support of Parklands Dedication Proposal Read more |
Please Donate to Support Dedication!Dear Friend of San Diego’s Canyons and Open Space, Are your community’s precious open spaces dedicated? Or are they still vulnerable to being sold or converted to non-open-space or non-parkland uses?... Read more |
"Give BIG" Raises Almost $14,000!![]() 12.16.11 Thank you so much to all who participated in the recent San Diego Foundation's "Give BIG" campaign to support our work to promote, protect and restore San Diego's Canyons! We raised almost ... Read more |
June 16 Report to Park & Rec Board6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) will make a presentation to San Diego's Park and Recreation Board on June 16, about its ongoing efforts to convert ~10,000 acres of City open space to "dedicated"... Read more |
Canyon Enhancement PlanningSan Diego Canyonlands is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of San Diego's unique canyons. It has established a Canyon Enhancement Planning (CEP) Committee to create a guide for community ... Read more |
Children and Nature Collaborative Launch![]() Spurred by Richard Louv’s Children and Nature movement, SDCL has helped create a new collaborative to “inspire communities to nurture, empower, and engage youth in cultivating their relationship wit... Read more |
Collaborations-R-UsAn important, on-going collaboration is with I Love a Clean San Diego (ILCSD). SDCL is coordinating increased participation of our canyon groups with the ILACSD county-wide “Creek to Bay” and “Califo... Read more |
Canyons Need Your Continued Support!![]() Due to your support, thousands of adult volunteers and youth are learning about and taking care of our wonderful canyons. Since our campaign began 10 years ago we have established over 45 new frien... Read more |
Upcoming Events
May 25, 2013 9:00am -
12:00pm
North Chollas Creek Monthly Event
5320 Chollas Parkway North
May 25, 2013 9:00am -
12:00pm
Chollas Creek at 47th St Monthly Event
47th Street and Chollas Parkway, San Diego CA 92105
May 25, 2013 1:30pm -
4:30pm
Navajo Canyon
June 1, 2013 8:30am -
11:30am
Canyoneers Tour - Cottonwood Crk Falls
Sunrise Hwy NE of Pine Valley
June 1, 2013 9:00am -
12:00pm
Swan Canyon Routine Monthly Event
4483 Olive St San Diego CA 92105
June 1, 2013 9:00am -
12:00pm
Ruffin Canyon (Serra Mesa)
3200 Ruffin Rd, San Diego CA
June 1, 2013 1:30pm -
3:30pm
University Heights Point
4641 New York St, San Diego CA
June 1, 2013 6:00pm -
7:30pm
Canyoneers Tour - Rose Canyon
University City; Decoro St. and Genesee Ave
June 8, 2013 8:00am -
11:00am
Shepherd Canyon (Tierrasanta)
4676 Seda Drive, San Diego, CA
June 8, 2013 9:00am -
12:00pm
Manzanita Canyon Monthly Event
4257 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA




















